CVE-2018-5764 Information

Description

The parse_arguments function in options.c in rsyncd in rsync before 3.1.3 does not prevent multiple –protect-args uses which allows remote attackers to bypass an argument-sanitization protection mechanism.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276 https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git;a=commit;h=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5